Shtef
Member
GPU Oversupply Spills Onto the Streets in Vietnam
Traders joke about selling GPUs by the kilo.
Title says it all, market is saturated with used mining gpus.
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Title says it all, market is saturated with used mining gpus.
Magic Carpet
Member
Whats a good price for a used GPU that might last less than a year? Need something to tide me over for a short time.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
Building your own computer is great but a little overrated cmon you upgrade your darn gpu every year?
SLB1904
Banned
Used 3060
Bojji
Member
Why would you? You just something better than what is on consoles and with more than 8gb of vram and you are set until gen 10.
Portugeezer
Member
How badly affected are these GPU's in real world terms?
Like, do they perform noticeably worse? Do they die quickly?
Like, do they perform noticeably worse? Do they die quickly?
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Would you buy a used car if you knew the owner was pounding the engine at full speed the whole time??
Hit or miss.
PeteBull
Member
Just for comparision, i paid 2200 euro for mine(rogstrix oc version, but in terms of performance its probably 1-2% difference only), bit over year ago, 600$ is great price for basically 3090 class card with just half of vram(but still it has more than enough vram to run everything maxed on 4k) here u can see quick ez gpu performance comparision tool https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3080-ti.c3735 thats basically 2x ps5 gpu power u getting right there.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I work with a guy from Vietnam. Next time he returns I’ll have to give him a few bucks for a 3090.
CuteFaceJay
Member
cool
CuteFaceJay
Member
They just dusty AF and need to be run on an undervolt if you intend to keep it long term.
Slothbeing1209
Member
Oh shit it's my country lmao.
I'm not into pc gaming but might grab one of those for learning 3D.
I'm not into pc gaming but might grab one of those for learning 3D.
TheGecko
Banned
What a dumb fucking comparison.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Not as dumb as your comment.
There's actually little data on this beyond anecdotal stories (or the data manufacturers hold internally) on GPUs specifically.
However, there is electromigration and oxide breakdown that increase with heat on transistors (which we find on GPUs). Also, metals expand under heat and solder (also found on GPUs), as it is a metal alloy, will do that, too. That was often the reason so many Xbox 360 died back then; probably cheap and/or cheaply applied solder. Typical consumer behaviour is to heat up hardware for a short burst of gaming and cool it down. Unless your QA sucks, circuit boards and solder should be designed withstand the intended usage over the product's lifespan. I remember my dad telling me in the 90s it's bad to quickly switch on and off electronics. That's true to a point. Other data, however, suggest that junction temperature above 125°C will decrease life span exponentially, but those are temps never reached, even on a hotspot, on a GPU.
So in terms of your GPU there's a lot of data to process and apply when you want to give (or get) a definitive answer. If you're further interested on that topic, look up the Arrhenius equation; and electromigration on GPUs.
I'd say if your GPU don't belong to those 3% average RMA cases (over all manufacturers) that will be faulty no matter how you run it anyway you'll be fine.
What could happen, though, is that the thermal paste became dust after prolonged use and heat. I bought a used Xbox One X and the fan was noisy as fuck, like a jet. This is what the paste looked like:
I removed it, applied new one and the fan ran fine and much more silent.
So if you buy a card with warranty already void, I'd recommend to check the paste.
TheGecko
Banned
ok son.
lukilladog
Member
Awesome, I got a 2nd hand 3050, no issues whatsoever.
lukilladog
Member
Most are in perfectly working condition... if you want to be 100% sure you could bumb memory clock a little bit with msi afterburner and if it cannot take it, return it or don't buy if locally.
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Aenima
Member
Linus Tech did a test comparing used mining cards vs brand new ones, and the conclusion is that they perform as good as the new ones. But they have been heavely used so the durability is always a gamble. So its worth it if you are saving a good amount of money compared to the price of a new one, but not so much if you just saving a few bucks.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
I bought RTX3080 Suprim, few months ago for like 12500CZK with another 2 years of warranty, it works perfectly, I am using it for ML service pretty much 24/7 and it's completely without a hitch. And it's pretty much silent
*ML stuff still stress the GPU as well as memory (well the way I am using it anyway), so any issues would be noticeable.
**It was also mining card
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Jim Ryan other Clone
Banned
Was the vacations good? I wanted always to visit this countries. Vietnam, Thailand they look awesome on the screen but sometimes when you are live it isn't that good.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
With stuff like dlss they might last even longer.
Denton
Member
So, I guess I am picking up that Ti for 15000CZK on wednesday. Gonna have to go to Prague, but whatever. Better than paying 26000CZK for a new one.
JackSparr0w
Banned
That's some funny shit just like buying bananas.
Midn1ght
Member
I lived there for 11 years so I'm not sure I'm the best person to answer. I absolutely love the country, the food, the culture, the people and especially Saigon (HCMC). The country has some amazing places and beautiful landscape, I'd recommend the mountains of Sapa if you're in the North, and the beautiful Island of Phu Quoc in the South (though with tourism developing at an insane pace, it's not as good as it used to be).
I would recommend anyone to visit the country once but it can definitely be a hit or miss. Big cities are super busy and very noisy and things can get hectic at times, some people get overwhelm and just hate it. Personally I felt in love with the country in 2007 and would go back live there permanently next week if I could (That's the plan for later).
Also, become a real men and drive a bike in Saigon.
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Slicker than your average
Banned
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
I got card from bazos.cz to dobírka (I am unaware of term for it in English) so I could examine it before paying for it. But if you prefer personal lift, that's obviously up to you : )